Why I Want To Be A Speech Language Pathologist

There are many reasons why I want to become a phlebotomist. First of all, I have enjoyed my past experiences of working in the medical field as a CNA and USAF medical technician. As a CNA I mostly worked with the elderly. As a medical technician I worked all over the military hospitals to include the ER, Lab, and OB/GYN. I put my career on hold to raise my family. Now my children are of age and I decided it was time to get myself back to what I love, which is helping and caring for others.

Today’s speech pathologists are faced with many challenges. However, the field of speech therapy is unique in that when the speech pathologist overcomes a challenges is more often that not a significant triumph in the patients life. It is of massive importance for speech therapist have the following traits good interpersonal skills, the ability to take another’s perspective and problem solving skills.

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." I can hear one of my grandmother's highly regarded quotes resonating inside my head. Apprehension consumed me when I entered college as an undecided major. Unexpectedly that all changed a few weeks into my first semester. My grandmother had a stroke which ultimately affected her speech and was in dire need of a Speech Pathologist. This is what initially sparked my interest in this field. I was determined on working with the geriatric population because of the experience and attachment I endured with my grandmother. However, the irrefutable fact that this is my passion became evident when I started working as an Assistant Teacher at Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech.

Upon first entering college, I struggled deciding at such a young age what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Through babysitting and volunteering with pre-school aged children at my church and through a school program called STARS, it became evident to me I had a love for helping children. It fascinated me to see how they viewed the world around them and how quickly they learned new truths everyday. Nevertheless, I knew I would not get the full enjoyment interacting with children as a schoolteacher because the teacher to student ratio is so large. Classroom demands would make it much more difficult to devot individualized attention to each student, and I did not like that concept. So

I am Samantha Peterson, as a child I was taught to be independent in my beliefs and to always follow my heart wherever it led me. I have always been one to go after what I want and never give up until my dreams are fulfilled. I plan to finish my associate degree at AB Tech and transfer to Western Carolina. I plan to graduate from Western Carolina with a master’s degree in speech pathology. Once I complete this phase in my life I hope to pursue my career and start a family of my own. To begin my career, I hope to still be employed at Mission Hospital, but as a speech pathologist rather than a medical assistant. As a speech pathologist I hope to make life changing improvements in people’s everyday lives that I cross paths with. While beginning

From being diagnosed at a young age with dyslexia and apraxia of the speech, I am not sure where I would be without the help and encouragement of my speech pathologists. ‘Speech-language pathologists assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent communication and swallowing disorders in patients’ (Summary, www.bls.org, 2015). Along with helping their patients overcome or learn how to understand their disorders, speech pathologists must keep records.

During my undergrad years, I managed to gain insight into the opportunities that are available to so many but aren’t given to all. Becoming a Buffalo Bull was one of the most awakening experiences in my life. I became so knowledgeable about others, their cultures, their religions, beliefs, and even more aware of my own background, of my roots. Furthermore, I became part of the Caribbean Student Association, I worked as a student assistant in the Educational Opportunity Program department, but most importantly, I focused on dedicating my time into learning more about my field. One of the most important moments while managing these courses was when I actually got the chance to intern with a bilingual speech therapist at a Buffalo Public school. Even though I was not allowed to do the hands-on labor of a speech therapist, just sitting in the room watching the therapist work with the children was enough of a demonstration to realize that this was my field of

A). Interpersonal skills and social affect are pertinent qualities for a speech pathologist. Success as a speech-language pathologist is not only contingent upon being able to communicate with patients. Indeed, the purpose of our job revolves around rehabilitating or habilitating patients who may have had a stroke, dysphagia, and other speech and language disorders. Social skills concerning a patient necessitate positivity and motivation, we have to empower However, one has to consider familial involvement and the medical team, conversing with a parent or a teacher can greatly differ. Often, one needs to explain the progression of the patient differently and exhibit more patience.

I came out to Virginia in 2011 as a freshman attending a small liberal arts college in Buena Vista, Virginia. I found that what I wanted to do is study to be a speech pathologist and help people. The University of Virginia has a program that allows me to study the required classes while at the same time working on the graduate studies. I have chosen to apply to the University of Virginia because of the focus on children by the faculty.

The University has taught me discipline, community, excellence, and boldness. Through endless nights of studying or leading small groups; the people at The University of Alabama have molded me into who I am today. As I have grown in my Communicative Disorders program at UA, I have realized that my passion in life is to raise up and encourage individuals in times of hardship and turmoil. Speech Pathology has been an extraordinary vessel of

I am currently a third-year medical student at Northeast Ohio Medical University. I have just completed my psychiatry clerkship and am moving into family medicine. Perhaps my most rewarding academic endeavor has been participation in peer tutoring in both formal and non-formal environments. I thoroughly enjoy assisting others to understand concepts which they find difficult. My love of teaching and my endless quest for information has led me to pursue a career in pathology. I find pathology particularly intriguing due to the inherent necessity to know a large amount of information about every organ system. This is also a field with ample opportunities for research and education. My goal is to one day teach at the medical school level.

They say that everyone has that one dream job that they’ve always wanted to do, but that has not been the case in my life. I have never had one set plan when it comes to what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I could never think of something good enough to even consider being stuck with until I wrote a research paper in high school about a cochlear implant study. This paper really struck a fire within me so I decided to dig a little deeper and found Speech Language Pathology. I read numerous articles on what it meant to be a Speech Pathologist and all of the things that they did in preparation for and during sessions. After doing all of that research I finally knew what career path I wanted to take.

While I am considering how I want my future to look as a Speech Pathologist, I have also taken much time to think about where I want to end up geographically and what populations I wish to work with. Detroit has always been a city that has been very close to my heart. Detroit is where my family grounded themselves when they first settled in the United States. This city had given so much to my family. This gave me a desire to return to our roots in Detroit. It is also the disadvantaged populations and underfunded schools in Detroit that give me such a passion for wanting to work in this city. The lack of funding to the Detroit public schools infuriating to me as it limits the amount of services these students can receive. I find important to

I decided to major in environmental science because I thought it would be an easy program to achieve high grades in to eventually attend medical school. Unfortunately, I was only merely fascinated by global warming and had no passion attached to the environment itself as I barely even recycled in my own home; however, I gave off the illusion that I cared about climate change and making an environmental difference.

In 2009, I became a U.S. citizen and enrolled in Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC) where I acquired my Associates in Science degree. While at PSCC, I had the chance to study abroad and volunteer in Segovia, Spain, where I taught English to elementary school children. I also assisted the nurses at Los Hermanos Franciscanos de la Cruz Blanca, a center for the poor and disabled, where I helped with patient care, feedings, daily exercises and workshops. I really enjoyed working with people that cared about others’ health and well-being. It was a life changing experience.